First ever Barksdale Reserve Awards Ceremony
Colonel (S) Joseph Jones, vice commander, 307th Bomb Wing, pins the Meritorious Service Medal on Lt. Col. Gary J. Avallone, optometrist, 307th Medical Squadron, during the first ever “Barksdale Reserve Awards Ceremony” at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 6, 2011. Colonel Avallone received the medal for outstanding service to 917th Medical Squadron from Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31 2009. The ceremony was the first to be held since the deactivation of the 917th Wing, and brings together all of the Reserve components at Barksdale AFB to recognize the accomplishments of their Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)